MCP RSS Feed Server

This project is a server implementation that detects and parses RSS/Atom feeds using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Available Tools

feed

Detects and parses RSS/Atom feeds from a given URL.

• url (string, required): Target URL to analyze for feeds
• limit (integer, optional): Maximum number of entries to return (default: 10, max: 100)

Returns: JSON containing:

• feed_info: Feed metadata (title, description, language, etc.)
• entries: Array of feed entries with title, link, published date, description, author, and GUID
• metadata: Response metadata including feed URL, entry counts, and status

Features

• Automatic Feed Detection: Discovers RSS/Atom feeds from websites automatically
• Multiple Feed Format Support: Handles RSS 2.0, RSS 1.0, Atom 1.0, and other formats
• Intelligent Parsing: Extracts clean, structured data from feeds
• HTML Cleanup: Removes HTML tags from descriptions for clean text output
• Fallback Mechanisms: Tries common feed paths when direct detection fails
• Error Handling: Robust error handling with detailed logging

Installation

Using uv (recommended)

No special installation is needed when using uv. You can run mcp-server-rss directly with uvx.

Using PIP

Alternatively, you can install mcp-server-rss using pip:

pip install mcp-server-rss

After installation, you can run it as a script like this:

mcp-server-rss

Configuration

Configure for Claude.app

Add to your Claude settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rss": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-rss"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rss": {
      "command": "mcp-server-rss"
    }
  }
}

Configure for VS Code

For quick installation, use one of the one-click install buttons below...

Command Line Options

You can specify the following options when running the server:

You can specify the following options when running the server:

• --sse: Enable Server-Sent Events transport (on/off)
• --host: Server bind address (default: localhost)
• --port: Server port number (default: 8000)
• --log-level: Logging verbosity (debug, info, warning, error)

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.